KRS 224.10-212: Hazardous waste records open to public inspection -- Confidential

nature of certain data.

(1) Any record or any other information furnished to or obtained by the cabinet relating

to hazardous waste shall be open to reasonable public inspection, exc ept that any

record or information which constitutes a trade secret or confidential business

information and is designated as such by the cabinet upon a satisfactory showing by

the owner in accordance with the rules and regulations of the cabinet shall not be

disclosed. Further, no record or information designated by the owner to be either a

trade secret or confidential business information but not designated as such by the

cabinet due to the failure of the owner to make a satisfactory showing of

confidentiality shall be released to the public or to any other agency, department or

officer of the Commonwealth without providing the owner fifteen (15) days written

notice.

(2) Nothing herein shall be construed to prevent the use of such records or information

by the cabinet in compiling or publishing reports, analyses or summaries relating to

general conditions in the environment, nor shall anything herein prevent the use of

any record or other information for the purposes of administration or enforcement

of any federal, state or local pollution control law. However, no such report,

analyses, summary or use shall directly or indirectly publicly reveal information

otherwise confidential under this section.